Joe Smilor

Weekend Editor

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Police

SAN BERNARDINO >> You often hear about the bonds of brotherhood between police officers, their families and others with any connection to law enforcement.The injury or loss of one is an injury or loss for all.The rewards and dangers of the job are well known.San Bernardino police Officer Gabriel Garcia knows the bond as son, friend and...

Shootings

A vigil for gravely wounded San Bernardino police officer Gabriel Garcia, 31, will be held tonight at 8 at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.Garcia was shot and critically wounded in an early morning gun battle.San Bernardino City Clerk Gigi Hanna said the showing from the community was vital for a community coming to terms with a day of...

Breaking News

RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> A report of a suspicious man carrying a suspicious backpack forced a two-hour lockdown of Chaffey College on Thursday before school officials canceled the campus alert around 3 p.m. after San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies conducted a search and found no threat.Classes were canceled for the rest of day.At the height of the incident, one college employee sent an email saying “that the campus is swarming with police carrying assault...

Vehicle fires

RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> A tour bus caught on fire Saturday evening on the 210 Freeway near Day Creek Boulevard, but no one was injured, according to the California Highway Patrol.The westbound bus, which was carrying an unknown number of passengers, pulled over to the right shoulder of the freeway and the bus driver helped people get off the bus in an orderly manner, according to the CHP. The bus company was A/D Bus Inc., according to the CHP.It was the third time the bus...